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    Goose's Human Touch: A Cure for Dating App Fatigue or a Bottleneck?

    Goose's Human Touch: A Cure for Dating App Fatigue or a Bottleneck?

    Goose, a gay dating app, launched 24 June across the US with 56,000 pre-downloads following events in New York, Los Ange…

    Friday 26th June (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Meta's AI Moderation Push: A Warning Shot for Dating Apps

    Meta's AI Moderation Push: A Warning Shot for Dating Apps

    Meta plans to increase AI-driven content and ad moderation from 50% to 90% by the end of 2026 Match Group disclosed $523…

    Friday 26th June (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    WooPlus's Curvy Cupid: A Nostalgic Nod or Necessary Innovation?

    WooPlus's Curvy Cupid: A Nostalgic Nod or Necessary Innovation?

    WooPlus ran three pilot sessions of Curvy Cupid between March and June, with 20-30 vetted participants per session engag…

    Thursday 25th June (3 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    PLEEZR's Gender Energy Test: Compatibility Science or Retro Stereotyping?

    PLEEZR's Gender Energy Test: Compatibility Science or Retro Stereotyping?

    PLEEZR launched this month with a matching algorithm based on measuring users' 'masculine and feminine energy' through a…

    Wednesday 24th June (4 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Grindr's Super-App Ambitions: Community Building or Mission Creep?

    Grindr's Super-App Ambitions: Community Building or Mission Creep?

    Grindr now serves 15 million users and has raised its 2026 revenue guidance to at least $535M The company claims AI inve…

    Monday 22nd June (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Match Group's AI Strategy Faces User Backlash: A Product Dilemma

    Match Group's AI Strategy Faces User Backlash: A Product Dilemma

    64% of U.S. singles aged 18-39 have used AI to craft dating profiles or maintain conversations 47% view AI negatively wh…

    Thursday 18th June · 1 min readRead →
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    Chispa's 'Lucky Losers': Turning Football Heartbreak into Dating Wins

    Chispa's 'Lucky Losers': Turning Football Heartbreak into Dating Wins

    Match Group's Chispa targets Latino singles with 'Lucky Losers' campaign built around football tournament defeats Compan…

    Tuesday 16th June · 1 min readRead →
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    Hinge as LinkedIn? The Product Identity Crisis in Dating Apps

    Hinge as LinkedIn? The Product Identity Crisis in Dating Apps

    Indian media reports claim Gen Z are using Hinge for job-hunting and LinkedIn for dating, though no platform data or usa…

    Tuesday 16th June · 1 min readRead →
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    Goose's 'Anti-Algorithm' Pitch: Curation or Just Another Gatekeeper?

    Goose's 'Anti-Algorithm' Pitch: Curation or Just Another Gatekeeper?

    Derek Chadwick is launching Goose, an application-only gay dating platform positioning itself against hookup-focused app…

    Monday 15th June · 1 min readRead →
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    Hornet's Model Search: A Reality Show Gambit to Combat Swipe Fatigue

    Hornet's Model Search: A Reality Show Gambit to Combat Swipe Fatigue

    Hornet's 2025 Thailand Model Search attracted over 1,000 participants and contributed to record active user levels in th…

    Friday 5th June · 1 min readRead →
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    MAXION's Anti-Algorithm Pivot: A Genuine Shift or Just Clever Marketing?

    MAXION's Anti-Algorithm Pivot: A Genuine Shift or Just Clever Marketing?

    79% of dating app users report burnout according to MAXION's cited industry data Fewer than 5% of women plan to continue…

    Thursday 4th June · 1 min readRead →
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    Guardian Flame's Risk Scores: Accountability or Harassment?

    Guardian Flame's Risk Scores: Accountability or Harassment?

    Guardian Flame launched this month in New Zealand with mandatory government ID verification and risk-scoring based on pr…

    Monday 1st June · 1 min readRead →